About Gera Village

Gera is a large village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,888, made up of 1,454 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gera village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	384 hectares
Population	2,888
Male Population	1,454
Female Population	1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gera compares

By the 2011 count Gera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gera

Gera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gera from other places

Gera lies about 51 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gera
Nearest town	Talwāra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	15 km
Nearest railway station	Musahibpur	16 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	51 km

Villages closest to Gera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gera

As per the Census of India 2011, Gera village had a population of 2,888. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Gera village has 1,454 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gera has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gera is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gera covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gera falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gera is Musahibpur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gera.

Gera is about 51 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gera is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Mukerian is about 15 km away. Musahibpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.